Sunday 3 October 2021 Cuttagee Lake

 This is the first time we have had the full compliment of the CKC in, I'm guessing, over a year gathering for a paddle. Plus JB from across the lake also joined us for part of today's outing.

At 10.05am we were all launched and ready to start paddling 

Heading down the main lake we aimed for the north western side.

Pulling in for morning tea at 10.50am.  K&A had decided to pedal the the double today and much to the amusement of the rest of us, the bickering had already started - they don't call them divorce boats for no reason :)

Back on the water 25 mins later we paddled down to the Sunnyside Bridge at the top of the lake,

then took the western lead back to the main lake.

From there we paddled back up the lake before turning up the creek. 

At noon we stopped for lunch. L, when he met up with JB during his return from his overnighter in the Tammie Norrie, failed to tell her to bring lunch and despite offers to share JB opted to head home. 

K&A having a music session booked for a little later in the afternoon also left us.

So it was just the 5 regulars that settled down on the sunlit pebbly beach for some nosh and a natter.

An hour later, despite L's warning of the rising wind, we opted to paddle on up the creek.

And it was well worth it,

as it was looking stunning today.

After negotiating the tight 4 point turn that pulled R up last week,

we made it another 100 metres or so

before running out of water. Before lifting my boat around,

I walked back and took a pic of the gals bobbling in the last little pool.

After rejoining them we retraced

our route

back down the beautiful Cuttagee Creek.

Enjoying the last bit of shelter from the breeze.

Once back out in the lake we paddled steadily into a head breeze.  So constant was the breeze L decided to paddle up to the bridge and across to the straight to deploy his sail.

In anticipation the rest of us bobbled at the higher entrance to the straight to await the grand sail past. If you are a regular reader of this blog you will all know what happened next ..... the breeze dropped away and he was packing the sail away before he even reached us.  There is something about that sail...

After meeting an Umbi Gumbi resident and jointly bemoaning the over fishing of Cuttagee by the commercial fisherman, we headed home ending our paddle at 2.55pm

12.3kms